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The ALL NEW Fauna FREE seed Gift and Exchange

Lucille

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I am starting a seed/gift/exchange thread here and I would appreciate if y'all Fauna gardeners could donate a few seeds too.
For my seeds, I am limiting them to contributing members on account of I think I want to do my part to honor those who support Fauna :)
I recently send off for gourd seeds and they have arrived. These are large gourds, the kind you dry and paint and make into bird houses or other decorations. I have enough to give the first 4 contributing members who post below 2 seeds of each kind, which are:
Bushel Basket
Martin House
Indonesion Lump-in-neck (I am not making this up)
and Mexican Bottle
That's eight seeds/person but from what I read these are prolific and large plants.
So post below if you want them, I will likely not send them out until Tuesday because of Easter but you should get them by next weekend.
Those of you who garden, and could share a few seeds, please post them on this thread. If you are looking for particular kinds of seeds and want a trade for your seeds you can specify that also in your post.
 
Great idea, Lucille.

I have sitting here in front of me a packet of impatiens, coleus, zinnias (2), purple salvia and red salvia. I have all of the annuals I want for the year started already and have these left over.

Anyone who wants them let me know.
 
Rebel Dragons said:
I have sitting here in front of me a packet of impatiens, coleus, zinnias (2), purple salvia and red salvia.
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Gone, gone, gone....... Enjoy em, Jackie
 
dragonflyreptiles said:
I have lots of wysteria vines around, I can nip and a mail some to anyone that wants any!
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Also I counted today and have over 100 12" to 24" viable plants taking over so if anyone wants any just let me know, Ill go a digging and mailing!
 
This is Wendy's husband, sorry to those that don't know that. I am going to mow these over in a few weeks if they are not gone.
 
What a Good Idea Lucille!

I did read contributing members...I am only extending an offer, I do not want anything in return! I have acres of beautiful species of plants, MANY flowering vines (orange/white/pink/yellow depending on the vine), MANY bamboo roots with shoots startin already, Elephant ear plants (large root like a sweet potato BIG beautiful leaves) and Surprise Lily bulbs by the hundreds lol. All of these ship pretty well if anyone is interested but do need a mild winter to thrive year round. I have dozens of different species of tropical plants around and sell many locally, but I am willing to share any of these plants with fellow Fauna Members for FREE if they are just looking to add to their gardens. :) Just let me know. I don't mind paying a lil bit of shipping to have a fellow plant lover add to a garden (but please for the sake of my wallet small requests at a time lol I do have PLENTY to go around tho, acres lol)
 
Hi Christina--

I didn't look at dates either, but think it would be a good idea to restart! I'm a bit (OK, a lot) colder than you, but still plenty of plants to share, either natives or starts from the houseplants and aquariums....Any idea how this should work?
 
Omg! Lol I got so excited seein those posts lol. I have TONS of plant life avail. I live in the south on 12 acres of incredible land half of which is still wild. We clear land constantly andthe 1st yrs we just hacked everything down. Recent years I started digging things up n relocating for gardens and selling to put money back into the property. I am happy to share so many variaties of things. I have sample boxes I ship to customers regularly and am happy to share diff kinds for free with Fauna members. This is new to me tho so humor my clumbsiness gettin started.
 
My Sagos are producing like crazy! I have Sago seeds (with pulp or I can de-pulp them). I have Sago palm pup 5yr olds to last yrs crop of lil guys. I used the small pups in my terrariums for years after I sprouted them. They aren't for everyone but I love them for so many reasons! I have small care sheets too I can send to help get someone started.
 

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I've got Ohio farmland, riparian meadows and woods. Native wildflowers and lots of ornamentals and heirlooms--mostly hardy stuff that the darn deer won't eat. Need to split perennials and can ship them over the next month, and can save seeds over the season for fall shipment....

Here's the hardy stuff I know is available:
crabapple seedlings (< 4", colors unknown, found under existing trees)
Monarda didyma hybrids (mostly lavendars/purples/pinks, don't know what clump is what color right now)
Pixwell gooseberries (suckers from existing plants that need to be thinned)
Celandine poppy (native wildflower, not the cultivated form)--plants now, seeds later
Ostrich ferns (these can be invasive--not as bad as bamboo, but they do run and take over)
Snowball Viburnum (Viburnum carlecephalum, suckers off of existing large shrubs)
Common Lilac (the old fashioned fragrant one, suckers from the main clump that needs to be thinned).
Hardy water lilies (pink?)--the clumps in the goldfish ponds need to be thinned
Blue flowered Arrow leafed plant (name escapes me, I'll look it up, great marginal plant)


There's a lot more out there, but this is what comes to mind quickly. I'll put together a more complete list later today if people are interested.

The way the aquarium clubs I belong to work these trades is that the sender pays shipping for the items in the box. Is that at all similar to here?
 
One of the reasons these guys appeal to me so is simple annual maintaince. I know they are cold hardy...my mom is in CT but keeps them inside as houseplants. They are slow growers but I just love the ever green dark leaves.
The adults; Every winter I trim back a row or 2 of leaves from the bottom up. Not needed but helps with harvesting seeds and pups and prevents leaves from touchin the ground (we have them near a pool and Sagos are Sharp. I don't water them but once a month, a good soaking is the rains haven't done it.

The pups care is simple to. Put the pup in to a container only about 2" bigger round than the pup and bury half of it with a rich soil so no fertilizing is needed. Soak it with a good water when the soil is dry. Leaves sprout from a pup for me here in a few weeks usually. I am takin photos of the whole process as I am doin it all again this year lol like a photo journal of my breeding sagos lol.

For seed care; the seeds have a "fruit" around them - bad word - pulp is better. Sagos are toxic so "fruit" is a bad example the trade uses imo. N e way... After ripened on the mother sago, I collect them (OWIE she doesn't give um up nicely lol) them I test them in water to check if they're fertile. (Floaters and rattlers are bunk - unfertile teases you'll wait months for and they're duds) so the good ones go into a bucket of fresh water for 3-4 days soaking. Change water daily. Put on some gloves after they've soaked and peel away the pulp. I take a flat container, fill it with soil about 3/4 full and then press a cleaned seed on its SIDE into the soil so just the top is showing. I can fit 50 seeds in a small flat to sprout. I water if the soil is Dry only. Seeds take about 45 days here for me. Sagos like tight spaces for the 1st decade of life.
 
catherine carney said:
The way the aquarium clubs I belong to work these trades is that the sender pays shipping for the items in the box. Is that at all similar to here?
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I don't think there is a policy but that sounds good if it is a RAOK. If it is a trade then I guess each party would just pay to ship their own package.
 
Because I'm craigslistin I don't have to ship often. But recently I have shipped to MS,NV and CT and for less than $5 so I just covered shippin in the cost. Bein that these aren't "boxed larger orders" I don't mind covering shipping under $5 for now...love the flat rate boxes for sagos lol
 
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